Progressive Rock Central presents its 2012 Reader’s poll for Best Progressive Rock album. This year we have very strong contenders from North America, Europe and the British Isles with a mix of renowned veteran artists and newer acts representing the latest generations of progressive rock.
Please vote quality rather than name recognition. If you think that we have a left out a significant album, send us an email or write a comment.
Multiple choices are allowed.
Final results will be announced December 18th.
Editor’s note: This poll only features progressive rock acts. Sub-genres include: avant-garde, Canterbury, fusion, neo-prog, post-rock, progressive folk, psychedelic, Rock In Opposition (RIO), space rock, symphonic progressive rock, and Zeuhl.
Anathema’s latest album is included because the band has evolved and there is no metal anymore. It’s a highly evolved form of post-rock.
On the other hand, popular band Rush is not included because it is essentially a hard rock band. Rush released a couple of albums, A Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres, that could legitimately be considered progressive rock, but the current direction of the band is fundamentally hard rock.
Lastly, check out our Progressive Rock Gift Guide. It includes links to sample and purchase the below albums and many other goodies.
Final Note: this poll is closed. For final results read this article: Best Progressive Rock Album of 2012 Poll Results
Where is Neal Morse’s Momentum on this list? That would get my vote.
Good luck for all candidates.
Kotebel — Concerto for Piano and Electric Ensemble to me is easily the best of 2012.
Citizen Cain — Skies Darken, and Hostsonaten — The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Chapter One, while not in my opinion the best, are also on my top 5 list.
Echolyn are a bunch of fantastic musicians; way underrated!
Cheers
Carlos
BTW, do you think that woman on top with headphones is really listening to prog music? 😉
Best wishes from Portugal!
Carlos
No Rush? They were going like clockwork… and I doubt very much the headphone content is prog rock. But that, of course, is not the point…
Rush is a hard rock band. They made 2 or 3 progressive rock albums several years ago and went back to hard rock. They really don’t belong here.
Been to the concert myself.
“Awesome!” is all to say about it.
The Enid live album is just so wonderful. Though for me their new studio album, Invicta, is album of the year.
Most definitely the best Prog Rock album and the best Prog Rock band.
Was there. Amazing show,amazing album.
this is the very best prog album,it’s like a concept very balanced and high quality!!!
XII Alfonso’s album is a gem too!!!
Look out for Invicta truly magnificent 🙂
The Enid ‘Live with the CBSO’ is an astoundingly good album.
Saw the Enid live in Wolverampton, got me right into their music, such an amazing band!
Pretty amazing, even if I say so myself!
great band ,great album great prog.
The Enid really merged the power of prog rock with classical music. At full flight
A really amazing symphonic rock opera! The great italian progressive rock is living a new life!
The choice is rather limited, no Peter Hammill, VDGG, Magma, Aranis, Swans, anyway I voted for Anglagard who made another milestone, hopefully they won´t wait another 18 years again:-)
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Chapter One by Hostsonaten!!!
An album that truly deserves to win this category
Fantastic album by the Enid – the closing of a chapter – with their latest album ‘Invicta’ (which would certainly have had my vote) the exciting opening of a new chapter.
Hi, what’s about from the Marillion’s “Sounds that can’t be made”?
Mahogany Frog’s “Senna” is absolutely mazing, and the most convincing of all the albums mentioned
“Félicité Thösz” by Magma. From the list “Crush of Night” by IZZ
Breathtaking. Continuing to break new ground with ‘Invicta’.
I was just about to vote for the marvelous “BANKS OF EDEN” by the mighty FLOWER KINGS, when I realized – it wasn’t there!
Please add it and I’ll be back with my vote!
Echolyn, still listening all these months after its release. Great album and gets my vote for best of 2012.
Profusion’s REWOTOWER??? IMHO it’s the best 2012 ALBUM!
THE BEST ALBUM, FOR ME, IS
THE WORLD IS A GAME, MYSTERY.
Echolyn gets my vote!
Ian Anderson – Thick as a Brick 2!!!
Mahogany Frog’s record is the shit. these guys are pretty damn fine to listen to. and really great guys too.
My vote went to Echolyn 🙂
District 97’s Trouble With Machines
Mahogany Frog’s SENNA is incredible! You can listen to the whole album on soundcloud.
Thanks for opening the door to some great bands, PRC!
best album is The world is a game by Mystery
The Kotebel CD is a great, great album.
No Beardfish or Tusmørke on the list? You can’t be serious? They whould be added to the list.
Tusmørke – Underjordisk Tusmørke
Beardfish – The Void
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You should include Thick As A Brick 2..
Anathema desserves the prize really as for their concers too
What about Mangala Vallis?
Anathema rules! 😉
BIIIIIIg big Train!!!
Perfect album
I vote for Änglagård’s Viljars ôga
Anatheama/Weather System
Anathema/Weather Systems …really prog ??? but ‘m really addict !!!